Four goals from Castellanos kicked Madrid out of the League (4-2)

He Real Madrid lost by a big 4-2 in their visit Gironaduring the 31st round of LaLiga Santander, after conceding four goals from dad castellanos this removed him from the fight for the championship title, instead focusing on winning the King’s Cup and advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

At the City Stadium in Montilivi, showing laxity in the defensive line, the merengue team buried almost all the possibilities in their months-long pursuit of the lead. So, Real Madrid still collects 65 points, remaining 11 behind the leader Barcelona that this Wednesday (22:00) they visit Rayo Vallecano. Despite the negative outcome for the madridistas, his start to the game at Girona did not bode well for a bad afternoon. Vinicius filtered a good pass for his team-mate Luka Modric, who assisted the second time in the center of the penalty area to finish fifth. Rodrygo is going. Juanpe transparently refused the nice gesture. Madrid dominated the ball at will, although without bite, and surprised their opponent in the first claw.

Roro Riquelme controlled the ball on the left wing of the striker and built the play Miguel Gutierrez He finished with a dangerous cross. dad castellanoswell positioned among the central defenders of Madrid, he headed in for 1-0 Andrij Lunin could do anything. The Ukrainian had a game to forget in one of the few opportunities this game had to protect the Merengue goal. Madrid’s answer always came from Viniciushyperactive and on several occasions clashed with local football players.

Despite everything, the Brazilian winger did not find allies in his offensive combinations; And to top it all off, Girona made it 2-0 in action without a visible threat, after Arnau Martínez’s throw-in from his own half and a throw-in. In a battle with Éder Militao, Taty Castellanos won position on the run and was placed in front of Lunin. The Argentinian striker shot hard and slipped the ball between the goalkeeper’s legs.

Two domestic approaches, two goals. Carlo Ancelotti’s pupils, half dazed, woke up 10 minutes later. The left center did Marco Asensio, changed on foot from the right top of the opponent’s area, went straight to the further goal post; Vinicius appeared there to complete the first touch, with a celebration dedicated to the stands of Montilivi through a defiant look, which soon turned into an ironic smile.

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Madrid’s 20 was sent off several times, drawing an early first yellow in each entry. But the rest calmed both teams, even anesthetized the Madrid team. In just 46 seconds, Girona put together an attack on their right wing, Yan Cout’s cross into the area only for his teammate to miss and reappear behind and Castellanos in a state of grace. Playing for Militao, the Argentinian striker connected with a right hand at mid-range to make it 3-1.

A quarter of an hour later, without much conversation in between, his poker special. Thanks to a corner kick, Riquelme received the ball outside the penalty area and his cross, halfway between the goalkeeper and the central defenders, ran into a Girona player and took an unusual trajectory. In those fights, Castellanos took advantage with his fourth goal, again with a header and again with Militao and Luna as the villains of the horror film that Madrid signs.

Suffering from a lead rhythm in attack and leaks in defense until the last minutes, Ancelotti’s men made up for the result 4-2 in the 85th, Vinicius’ for the umpteenth time on the left side combined with a snail and a backward cross, from the baseline, so that he ended up in a small area. Lucas Vazquez. Nothing else happened until the timer expired. With this victory, Girona already reached 41 points and practically condemned their durability.

DATA SHEET

GIRONA: Gazzaniga; Arnau, Bueno, Juanpe, Miguel Gutiérrez (Hernández, min.89); Romeu, Couto, Tsygankov (Valery, min.72), Iván Martín (Artero, min.90+2), Riquelme (Reinier, min.89); Castellanos (Stuani, min.72).

REAL MADRID: Lunin; Carvajal (Lucas Vázquez, min.79), Militao, Rüdiger, Nacho (Camavinga, min.52); Modrić (Tchouameni, min.63), Kroos, Valverde; Asensio, Rodrygo (Mariano, min.79) and Vinicius.

GOALS: 1-0, min.12: Castellanos. 2-0, 24th min.: Castellanos. 2-1, 34th min.: Vinicius. 3-1, min.46: Castellanos. 4-1, 62nd min.: Castellanos. 4-2, min.85: Lucas Vázquez.

REFEREE: Villanueva churches (C. Gallego). He warned Arnau with a yellow card (min.43) in Girona; and Vinicius (min.37) and Militao (min.65) in Real Madrid.